AN ISFAHAN RUG
AN ISFAHAN RUG

SIGNED MOHAMMED HOSSEIN SEIRAFIAN, CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1950

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AN ISFAHAN RUG
SIGNED MOHAMMED HOSSEIN SEIRAFIAN, CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1950
Finely woven, full pile throughout, overall excellent condition
6ft.2in. x 3ft.10in. (188cm. x 87cm.) (including woven signature)

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Lot Essay

The knot count is approximately 11V x 10H per cm. sq.

For three generations the master weavers of the Seirafian family have produced rugs that are widely considered today as being of the very best quality. In 1939 the respected banker, investor and carpet collector Haj Agha Reza Seirafian (1881-1975) decided to enter the carpet industry after acquiring two unfinished rugs from a master weaver. By using the best materials, designers and weavers, the Seirafian workshop conformed to a new standard of quality, tripling the knot count from an average of 270 knots per square inch to approximately 500 or more. This level of excellence continued as Seirafian's seven sons (Mohammad Ali, Mohammad, The Late Mohammad Sadegh, The Late Ahmad, Ali, The Late Hossein, and Mohammad Hassan) followed in his footsteps, along with his first grandson Mojtaba Seirafian.

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